Clyde Navigation Trust
Other Business Names:
- River Improvement Trust
- Prince's Dock
- Clyde Port Authority
- Reith, George
- Clydeport Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Transport services
Inland navigations services
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Transport services
Port & harbour services
Notes:
Established by act of parliament in 1858 to develop and maintain River Clyde and its trade. Succeeded River Improvement Trust formed in 1759. Developed docks and quays, notably Prince's Dock in 1897, maintained river channel, etc. A notable general manager was George Reith. 1966 replaced by Clyde Port Authority, later Clydeport Plc, as port operator and maintainer of river
Publications:
- 'Clyde Navigation' in A McLean (ed), Local Industries of Glasgow and the West of Scotland by Mackenzie, T R
- 'Operations and works in Dunbartonshire of the Trustees of the Clyde Navigation' in D Macleod, Clyde District of Dumbarton by Macleod, Donald
- Prince's Dock, Glasgow by Murray, Angela
- River Clyde and the Harbour of Glasgow by Unknown
- The Bossiest Man on the Clyde by Leishman, Marista
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- River Improvement Trust
- Prince's Dock
- Clyde Port Authority
- Reith, George
- Clydeport Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Transport services Inland navigations services
- Transport services Port & harbour services
Notes:
Established by act of parliament in 1858 to develop and maintain River Clyde and its trade. Succeeded River Improvement Trust formed in 1759. Developed docks and quays, notably Prince's Dock in 1897, maintained river channel, etc. A notable general manager was George Reith. 1966 replaced by Clyde Port Authority, later Clydeport Plc, as port operator and maintainer of riverPublications:
- 'Clyde Navigation' in A McLean (ed), Local Industries of Glasgow and the West of Scotland by Mackenzie, T R
- 'Operations and works in Dunbartonshire of the Trustees of the Clyde Navigation' in D Macleod, Clyde District of Dumbarton by Macleod, Donald
- Prince's Dock, Glasgow by Murray, Angela
- River Clyde and the Harbour of Glasgow by Unknown
- The Bossiest Man on the Clyde by Leishman, Marista